Scattered Thoughts . . .

I 've written a few times about a long-discontinued classic Fuji compact camera that I finally found a few months ago after a years-long search but I thought I'd write about it again.  This little camera is a really outstanding compact camera but I'm always looking for ways to improve whatever gear I use.  In this case, getting a slightly wider view would be nice for those occasional times when you need a slightly wider view.   I've had a few different wide angle converter lenses on hand for many years...  perhaps decades, actually!  I dug them out to give each of them a try.  I think the smallest one I own has worked best.  Below, you can see this converter lens sitting next to the Fuji X30 camera. In this photo below, the wide angle converter lens is mounted on the front of the Fuji X30...   Below, you can see the difference between the views when using the camera without the converter lens (inside the red box) and when using the camera with the converter lens (the w

I am about due for another visit with my primary care doctor.  I saw her last month for my ongoing breathing problems that started with an ambulance ride to the hospital back in January.  My breathing was still terrible in August so she started me on a new drug and I'll be checking in with her again next week to follow-up on the effectiveness of this new drug.  When I saw her about three weeks ago, I was telling her that the worst of my horrendous gastro-intestinal problems seemed to have been traded for the breathing problems.  I was still occasionally experiencing the debilitating gastro problems about once or twice a week but the severity had lessened and the frequency had significantly lessened.  However, my breathing had become unmanageable and, if you can't breathe, you can't do anything.  I haven't been able to do much this calendar year as a result.  Far too often, I feel like a fish out of water gasping for air. On the rare day when I feel halfway decent, I at